Savings bank



Nov. 5,I 1929. c, FISHER Y1,734,617

SAVINGS BANK Filed May 24. 1928 Patented Nov. 5, 1929 UNiTso CHARLESFISHER, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE AUTOMATIC RECORD- ING-SAFE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS SAVINGSBANK Application filed May 24, 1928, Serial No. 280,231, and. in GreatBritain April 24, 1928.

tween the extremities of the arms of the U- shaped closure and aninternal reinforcing member with which the back of the savings bank isprovided.

The present invention is in the nature of an improvement upon thesavings bank described in my pending application Serial No. 220,222,filed September 17, 1927.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. l is a perspective view of a savings bank embodying the invention;Fig. 2,a plan sectional view on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, a transversesection taken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4, aperspective view of the removable closure which in the assembledstructure corresponds with the edges of the leaves of a book.

In the construction illustrated, A designates the main body of thecasing which corresponds with the sides and back of a book; B designatesa removable closure which corresponds with the edges of the leaves of abook; and C designates a bolt, or locking-bar, slidably mounted in theclosure B.

The body A of the casing comprises a sheet of suitable material,preferably a thin sheet of hard fibre which is so formed as to provide aback l and sides la; plates 2 disposed adjacent the inner surfaces ofthe sides la; and spacing-posts 3 uniting the sides la and inner plates2 in the manner shown in Fig. 3. As there shown in dotted lines, theposts have reduced end-portions 3L extending through perforations in theside-members and plates and spun, or riveted, at the outer surfaces ofthe walls la. The posts thus have shoulders at 3b which bear against theinner surfaces of the plates 2. The plates 2 may be of hard fibre, ifdesired.

The plates 2 serve to reinforce the sidewalls of the body A. They are ofsmaller dimensions than the side-walls, or plates, of the body A, andtheir end edges 4c are adapted to serve as guides for the closure in theassembling operation.

The bodyA-preferably has'applied thereto a covering 5 of suitablefabric, such asv Cloth,

paper, leather, or the like; and preferably guard-studs 7 which aredisposed alittle back4 of the front end-posts 3.

The closure Bgis of Uform, having the longitudinal edge-member 8 andend-.members 8a, as shown in Fig. 4. The U-shaped closure is ofchannel-form cross-section and its longitudinal member 8 houses the'slidable locking-bar C. Both of these parts preferably are made ofstrips of sheet brass stamped into suitable form, and the outer surfaceof the closure is in practice given a finish resembling the gilt edgesof the leaves of a book.

The locking-bolt C comprises astrip which has its intermediate portionstruck up or embossed to provide a wall 9 and flanges 9a. The flanges9aare turned towards the main wall of the member .8 of the closure. Nearthe ends, the locking-bar is flattened as indicated at 9b, and theextremities are turned backwardly as indicated at 9, and then at rightangle thereto as indicated at 9d. The points 9d eX- tend in the samedirection and afford hooks which are adapted to engage the frontendposts 3. The flattened portions 9b are con-l fined betweenguide-posts 10 and the main wall of the member 8 of the closure, as willbe seen from Fig. 2. A spring ll serves to `throw the locking-bar tovlocking position.

One of the end-members 8a of the closure is provided with a coin-slot 14which is equipped with a slot-guard 14a which need not be de scribed indetail. Adjacent the coin-slot is a perforation 15 through which billsmay be introduced.

It will be noted from Fig. 2 that the members, or posts, 't' serve toguard the hookportions 9(l of the locking-bar, against tampering, as byinserting an implement through the coin-slot 14C, or bill-hole 15.

The coin-slot device includes a plate 1G which is provided with. a slotand which is secured in position by means of clenching lugs 17 formedintegrally with themember 8a. The plate 16is equipped at one end with aninwardly extending piece lL which serves as a. guard adapted to preventcoins from getting back of the adjacent end of the lockingbar. Theportion 9C of the locking-bar is provided with a slot 18 through whichthe projection 16a may extend when the lockingbar is retracted. y.

. The locking-bolt C is provided at an intermediate point with laterallyextending lugs 19 which are engaged by lugs 2O struck 1n wardly from theflanges of the member 8 of the closure. These lugs serve as guide-lugsand prevent the locking-bar from being sprung inwardly away lfrom themain wall of the member 8.

In accordance with the present invention, the iianges of the end-members8a are pro vided at their free extremities with slots 8b which engageflanges with which an internal back-reinforcing plate 21 is provided atits ends. The plate 21 is in the form of a narrow strip which extends alittle short of the full length of the back and which is secured to vtheback 1 by means of rivets 21a. The endportions of the bar 21 areturnedforwardly to provide interlock flanges 2lb which are interlockinglyengaged by the slots 8b when the closure C is inserted to close thesavings bank. Thus, it is impossible to insert an implement at theextremities of the endmembers 8a for the purpose of springing theend-members outwardly.

' tmay be remarked also that the edges of the internal reinforcingplates 2 not only serve as guides for the closure, but they also preventthe insertion of an implement between the edge of the closure and thesidewall of the savings bank.

rEhe construction described is simple, easily manufactured, durable, andthe product Vpresents an exceedingly neat appearance. The gu ard-posts 7prevent the unauthorized manipulation of the locking-bar as by means ofa button-hook7 or other implement.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness ofunderstanding only, and no unnecessary limitations should be understoodtherefrom.

Vhat I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A book-form savings bank comprising a U-shape casing having itsside-walls equipped at their inner surfaces with reinforcing plates; aninternal reinfor ing strip secured to the back of said casing and havingforwardly turned extremities affording interlock ianges; and a U-shapeclosure corresponding with the edges of the leaves of a book, saidclosure having inturned ilanges abutting against the edges of saidreinforcing plates, the extremities of said flanges being provided withslots interloclringly engaging the flanges of said reinforcing strip.

CHAR-LES FISHER.

